Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

My 7 Links

The lovely Diana at Veggie Next Door tagged me to participate in the newest blog tag "My 7 Links" :) This is my first time hearing about it and I am so excited to be asked to participate! So thanks again, D.

Here’s some info on the game if you haven’t heard of it yet!

THE GOAL
To unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again.

THE RULES
1) Blogger is nominated to take part

2) Blogger publishes his/her 7 links on his/her blog – 1 link for each category.

3) Blogger nominates up to 5 more bloggers to take part.

4) These bloggers publish their 7 links and nominate another 5 more bloggers

5) And so it goes on!

6) They’ll be sharing the best posts from participating bloggers on our blog and everyday on Facebook and Twitter at #My7Links

Let's get started!


Most Beautiful: My much needed mini-getaway


Honestly, if being surrounded by nature isn't beautiful I don't know what is?!?

Oh wait, maybe this....also featured in this post :)



Most Popular:
4th of July Eats (pt 2)





I can't blame anyone, I love carbs just as much as the next person :D

Most Controversial:
Watch This Video

Sadly no one saw this video...or at least noone commented on it. Watch it. Tell your friends too.

Most Helpful: Finding Mama Pea


Now, while this post isn't really dedicated to her, It was the first time I tried any of her recipes. And I was completely shocked that vegan food could taste good. And should. If you've been living under a rock and for some strange reason don't know who she is you can check out her blog here. Or better yet, take my word for it and buy her *new* cookbook here.

Surprise Success:
Homemade Veggie Burger


It was so easy, I don't know that i'll ever need to buy the frozen ones again!

Not Enough Attention: The BEST "bolognese" EVER!


Who doesn't love a hearty, comforting bowl of Italian goodness?

Most Proud: My very first blog post

I don't consider myself a writer. At all. So making a choice to start a blog was not an easy one. But I do love food, love to cook, and love to *meet* new people :)

So thanks for stopping by and I hope to *see* you again soon! Feel Free to link your "7 links" in the comments below :)

Here's Diana's post!

Who I tag:
Jenny @ Fitness Health & Food
Danielle @ Weights and Measures
Danielle @ The Scoop By Danielle

And anyone else who reads this that would like to participate. Still working on building my Blog Friends list but I honestly would love for anyone who stops by to share :)

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Fabulous Sunday Part 2...on a Thursday...

What can I say i'm a busy gal ;)

So where was I? Oh yes, gorgeous sunny day. Energizing bike ride. Delicious breakfast. What more could one want?

Well, my answer is a picnic. With good company.
Wish granted :)

My friend Angie just returned from a 3 month stay in Holland (lucky!). Missed her so much and we had so much to catch up on so we decided to spend the afternoon together. We had such a good time~chatting, drinking wine, painting our nails with some new crackle nail polish I just bought and listening to PBS opera. A Chinese American political opera...who knew?

Before we headed out to get food for our picnic we decided to play America's favorite board game...


What's that you say? Scrabble is not America's favorite board game?!?! A triple letter and a triple word score on the word 'zebra' might persuade you, no? :)

After a riveting game, we headed off to pick up some goodies for our picnic.

On the menu:
Warm (fresh from the oven!) French Baguette from Panera's mmmmmmmm
Goat cheese
Strawberry Jam
Sundried tomatoes
baby carrots
pineapple & blueberry fruit salad
VINO! of course ;) {It was supposed to be reminiscent of a picnic we had in France at the Eiffel Tower :)

Grabbed our food & drink and headed out to a local park to enjoy. It was a gorgeous breezy, sunny afternoon..couldn't be happier.



I sometime forget how gorgeous Florida is...




I am extremely happy when surrounded by trees & greenery. Something new I am learning about myself. But then I am reminded that trees have nothing on a delicious dessert. Few things in the world bring me happiness more than a delicious dessert. One of them being Two delicious desserts ;)



Eclairs for our time in Paris. Chocolate covered Tiramisu for our time in Italy.
La Dolce Vita.

It was a wonderful end to a wonderful day. Looking forward to many more.....

Do you have any special foods that bring memories of a special event/time in your life?